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Former Arizona Football Coach Tom Roggeman Passes Away

It’s tough to say goodbye to people you care about, and it’s especially tough to say goodbye to ones who are a part of ‘our family’. Well, this weekend, Wildcats everywhere are saying goodbye to Former Arizona Football coach, Tom Roggeman.

The former Arizona coach passed away at the age of 86.

A former graduate and player of Purdue University, Roggeman has had quite the career. As we learned from the Indiana Football Hall of Fame, following his collegiate career, Roggeman joined to Marine Corps, where he was able to play for the bases football team, before playing professionally for the Chicago Bears.